Thomas J. Edsall
136Patents
37h-index
111Co-inventors
93Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 14, 1997 → Jan 19, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7573916B1 | Multi-function high-speed network interface | Electricity | 267 | Active |
| US6643260B1 | Method and apparatus for implementing a quality of service policy in a data communications network | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 195 | Expired |
| US6892237B1 | Method and apparatus for high-speed parsing of network messages | Electricity | 174 | Expired |
| US9654409B2 | Method for scaling address lookups using synthetic addresses | Electricity | 156 | Active |
| US9686180B2 | Managing routing information for tunnel endpoints in overlay networks | Electricity | 146 | Active |
| US9544224B2 | Virtual port channel bounce in overlay network | Electricity | 145 | Active |
| US7206288B2 | Methods and apparatus for characterizing a route in fibre channel fabric | Electricity | 142 | Expired |
| US7599360B2 | Methods and apparatus for encapsulating a frame for transmission in a storage area network | Electricity | 135 | Expired |
| US6266705A | Look up mechanism and associated hash table for a network switch | Electricity | 134 | Expired |
| US6457058B1 | Network switch with hash table look up | Electricity | 127 | Expired |
| US6762675B1 | Method and apparatus for remote powering of device connected to network | Electricity | 112 | Expired |
| US6735198B1 | Method and apparatus for updating and synchronizing forwarding tables in a distributed network switch | Electricity | 108 | Expired |
| US6831898B1 | Multiple packet paths to improve reliability in an IP network | Electricity | 88 | Expired |
| US6714985B1 | Method and apparatus for efficiently reassembling fragments received at an intermediate station in a computer network | Electricity | 86 | Expired |
| US7830793B2 | Network device architecture for consolidating input/output and reducing latency | Electricity | 81 | Active |
| US9590914B2 | Randomized per-packet port channel load balancing | Electricity | 75 | Active |
| US6807172B1 | Method and apparatus for learning and switching frames in a distributed network switch | Electricity | 74 | Expired |
| US6463068B1 | Router with class of service mapping | Electricity | 66 | Expired |
| US7130272B1 | Method and apparatus for performing high-speed traffic shaping | Electricity | 64 | Expired |
| US9654385B2 | Multicast multipathing in an IP overlay network | Electricity | 63 | Active |
| US6147993A | Method and apparatus for implementing forwarding decision shortcuts at a network switch | Electricity | 61 | Expired |
| US7899048B1 | Method and apparatus for remotely monitoring network traffic through a generic network | Electricity | 59 | Active |
| US7433948B2 | Methods and apparatus for implementing virtualization of storage within a storage area network | Physics | 59 | Expired |
| US7106731B1 | Router with class of service mapping | Electricity | 55 | Expired |
| US6798746B1 | Method and apparatus for implementing a quality of service policy in a data communications network | Electricity | 54 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.